Why is it called Ku-Band?

The name Ku Band, comes from the obsolete designation of the NATO during the cold war, to the bottom of the k band, abbreviated as “K-under” , which refers to radio frequencies from 20 to 40 GHz (equivalent to wavelengths between 1.5 and 0.75 cm) and that today is defined as the part of the electromagnetic spectrum …

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What is Ka-band used for?

The Ka-band is mainly used for communications with satellites . The uplink frequency for satellite communications is usually around 27.5 GHz or 31 GHz. Ka-band has several advantages like wide bandwidth, which is double that of the Ku-band and five times more than the C-band.12 Ağu 2019

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